Sometimes you think you know what you want, at least until you want something different.

This offseason, we decided to conduct a social experiment of sorts. During the months leading up to the NFL draft, we polled the audience five times about who the Detroit Lions should select with the No. 5 pick.

With just hours to go before the Lions make their selection, the resounding consensus from fans is Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher. In polling conducted throughout this week, he took home 47.9 percent of the vote among the 11 options.

Fisher wasn't always the player Lions fans wanted. In fact, he wasn't even on our original poll posted Jan. 18, although a handful of users, including reader lionswow, suggested he should have been on the ballot.

For that first survey, Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner was the most popular option, but pass-rushers Damontre Moore, Jarvis Jones and Bjoern Werner collectively bested the lone cornerback choice, drawing 41.8 percent of the vote, led by Moore's 14.8 percent share.

This event also marked a surge in popularity for both Fisher and Ansah, who finished second and third behind Milliner. Meanwhile, the other pass-rushers fell off the radar. Moore, who struggled at the combine, generated less than one percent of the vote and was dropped from future pollings.

We didn't check back in for nearly three weeks, after the first major wave of free agency was in the books. A lot happened with the Lions during that time. The team re-signed Chris Houston, Louis Delmas and DeAndre Levy, added Glover Quin, Reggie Bush and Jason Jones, and bid farewell to Jeff Backus, Gosder Cherilus, Justin Durant and Cliff Avril.

This is where Milliner's popularity slipped away in dramatic fashion as Fisher claimed an astonishing 43.6 percent of the pie. Combined with fellow offensive tackles Luke Joeckel and Lane Johnson, the position group drew 57.2 percent of the total vote. Milliner finished a distant second with 18.2 percent, a 20-point drop in support.

As stated above, Fisher has maintained as the heavy favorite with our audience down the stretch, actually seeing an increase in support over the past month. Ansah has moved firmly into the second spot with 15.9 percent and Milliner's fall continued as he managed just 11.7 percent.

What were the biggest catalysts for your shifting opinions? It appears the combine caused a big shift, but free agency and the constant stream of opinions from national analysts likely played a bigger role.

What we know for certain is a significant portion of the fan base will be upset if Fisher is available when the Lions are on the clock and the team opts to go a different direction.